The threat to the Crown from Catholic forces continued to grow for Queen Elizabeth I during the 1580s. Catholic Europe was outraged by the regicide of a Catholic monarch and Mary's execution played ...

Sergio Díaz Ruiz uses satellite imagery to explore climate change by creating an image of Earth as it might be analysed by a ...

Astronomer and author Brendan Owens examines the challenges of sending humans to Mars - and what the future holds for our study of the Red Planet ...

Henry VIII is one of history's most famous monarchs and best known for his six marriages Henry VIII (1509-1547) is one of history’s most famous monarchs. His radical political and religious upheavals ...

Three portraits, one historic exhibition: don't miss your last chance to see the Armada Portraits of Elizabeth I for free at the Queen’s House in Greenwich. The Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I is one ...

The first play by William Shakespeare believed to have been performed at sea was Hamlet in 1607. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) is one of the most celebrated playwrights in the English language. The ...

Find out more about the ancient names associated with the Moon - and what they mean Blue moons, Harvest moons, Worm moons? Find out more about the ancient names associated with the phases of the Moon ...

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The autumnal equinox occurs in September each year, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the end of summer and beginning of autumn. The Earth is tilted on its axis. This means that the Sun ...

In 1973 a Tudor wreck known as the Cattewater was discovered in the lower reaches of the River Plym in Plymouth. This became the first wreck to be designated under the recently passed Protection of ...